Operation Filmmaker (2008)
Soon after the fall of Baghdad in 2003, a young and charismatic film student, Muthana Mohmed, stands in the rubble of the city's film school and explains to an American television audience that his dream of becoming a filmmaker has been destroyed - first by Saddam Hussein, then by American bombs. This brief, fortuitous appearance on MTV changes Muthana's life forever. Watching in the United States, actor/director Liev Schreiber stops channel surfing, utterly captivated. Feeling guilty about a war he opposed, Schreiber decides to extend to the unknown Iraqi the opportunity of a lifetime - to come to Prague to work on an American movie, Everything Is Illuminated. On set, frustrated expectations complicate the relationship between Muthana and his American benefactors in what becomes a cross-cultural endeavor gone awry. Filmmaker Nina Davenport becomes increasingly entangled in the young Iraqi's life as his visa is about to expire and the threat of returning to Baghdad looms...
Cast
- Alberto Bonilla - Self
- Steven Chinni - Self
- Nina Davenport - Self
- Hedwig Herzog - Self
- Eugene Hutz - Self
- Doug Jones - Self
- Muthana Mohmed - Self
- Peter Saraf - Self
- Liev Schreiber - Self
- Elijah Wood - Self
Screenplay
Keywords
woman director
Trailer
Operation Filmmaker TrailerFrequently Asked Questions
- What is Operation Filmmaker about?
- Soon after the fall of Baghdad in 2003, a young and charismatic film student, Muthana Mohmed, stands in the rubble of the city's film school and explains to an American television audience that his dream of becoming a filmmaker has been destroyed - first by Saddam Hussein, then by American bombs. This brief, fortuitous appearance on MTV changes Muthana's life forever. Watching in the United States, actor/director Liev Schreiber stops channel surfing, utterly captivated. Feeling guilty about a war he opposed, Schreiber decides to extend to the unknown Iraqi the opportunity of a lifetime - to come to Prague to work on an American movie, Everything Is Illuminated. On set, frustrated expectations complicate the relationship between Muthana and his American benefactors in what becomes a cross-cultural endeavor gone awry. Filmmaker Nina Davenport becomes increasingly entangled in the young Iraqi's life as his visa is about to expire and the threat of returning to Baghdad looms...
- Who directed Operation Filmmaker?
- Operation Filmmaker was directed by Nina Davenport.
- Who stars in Operation Filmmaker?
- Operation Filmmaker stars Alberto Bonilla, Steven Chinni, Nina Davenport, Hedwig Herzog, Eugene Hutz, Doug Jones.
- How long is Operation Filmmaker?
- Operation Filmmaker has a runtime of 1h 32m (92 minutes).
- What genre is Operation Filmmaker?
- Operation Filmmaker is a Documentary, Comedy film.
- Where was Operation Filmmaker produced?
- Operation Filmmaker was produced in United States of America.